
Highly skilled counsellor/psychotherapist offering Online and telephone sessions to adults/couples
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I am a BACP registered counsellor with over 4000 hours of clinical experience with clients. Trained in both humanistic and psychodynamic models of therapy I am able to work with clients using both short term, goal focused approaches and longer term approaches working at psychological and emotional depth. The foundation of my clinical practice lies in building secure therapeutic relationships with clients establishing connection, trust and a real sense of safety to contain clients as they recover and grow.
Counsellor/Psychotherapist at Private Practice (2019-11 – Present)
Working exclusively with adult clients via Zoom and telephone since 2020
Senior Sessional Counsellor at Rape Crisis South London (2015-09 – 2026-06)
Providing specialist in-person and later exclusively remote counselling for women who have complex trauma from sexual violence and abuse
Voluntary Counsellor at THE DEBORAH UBEE TRUST (2013-11 – 2015-12)
Providing long-term counselling for clients with a wide range of issues including trauma, sexual violence, depression, grief and loss, anxiety and relational problems
Voluntary Counsellor at Place2Be (2013-09 – 2015-07)
Providing long-term play therapy for children within a school setting
Teaching Assistant SEN at Lessness Heath Primary School (2010-11 – 2012-08)
ESOL Tutor at Greenwich Community College (2007-09 – 2010-02)
Teaching English as a foreign language to classes of mixed nationality adults
Self Employed (family business) at RDS LIGHT HAULAGE (1998 – 2006)
Voluntary Counsellor at CRUSE Bereavement Service (1998 – 2001)
Providing one to one counselling sessions with bereaved clients
Voluntary Counsellor at Support and Befriending Service (1999 – 2000)
Providing one to one counselling for victims of sexual/emotional abuse
DEPUTY MANAGER / ADVICE WORKER at CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (1989 – 1994)
CLERICAL OFFICER at Dept of Environment (1983 – 1985)
MA in Psychodynamic Counselling, Goldsmiths with distiction
Introductory cert in Group Therapy (Institute of Group Analysis)
Level 3 cert. in working with Sexual Violence
Level 3 cert. in working with children (play therapy)
Also training in working with Couples